CHATEAU THIERRY HONORS OUR FALLEN HEROES
A Rcncrnl view of tlio ceremonies In Clinteuu Thierry nt tho Inylng of tlio corner mono of the monument to be
erected to tlio (lend heroes of tho Third division, A. 13. F. Mnjor General llowzc, commander of the Third, is shown
addressing the assemblage.
i AMERICAN FOODSHIP MINED OFF MOUTH OF THAMES'
The American food ship Englowood
flouting tidnc.
LOCOMOTIVE THAT DRAWS KING GEORGE I
IliwttflltlWiiini I
Tills is tho "royal engine" that draws tho private train of King George of
Groat Britain.
HARVESTING AMERICA'S RICE CROP
1 piinlMH,'
Ulfo harvesting has already been begun on many of our prosperous west
ern ' Photograph shows an early crop, bringing $M per hag, being
ha ri sf 1
between two tugs off the mouth of tho
THE NORTH PLATTE
Tlmmes, England, where It ran Into a
Sts example to maimed
Sergt. Allan M. Nichols, Second
Durham light Infantry, who loit both
eyes and hands and received other ter
rible Injuries when a defectlvo bomb
exploded September 4, 1910, has
learned to use artificial hands and to
typowrlte on n specially constructed
machlno at St. Dunstan's hospital,
London.
Her Master's Voice.
Tones went dqwn to Blackpool to
spend a quiet holiday on his own, and
to consolo his wlfo ho promised to
send her n gramophone and some rec
ords. In duo courso they arrived, and
Mrs. Jones set the Instrument in mo
tion, to the amusemont of her parrot.
Now Mr. Jones had sung Into these
records himself, and when Polly heard
them sho began to look round tho
room for her master, as sho could not
make out where the voice came from.
At last sho tlxed her eye on the Instru
ment, and Just then It sung out," A man
Is tho master In his own house."
l'oor Polly was qulto dumfoumled,
looked at her mistress and timn
shouted in alarm: "Shut up, you lu
natic, the missis Is listening." -London
Ideas.
Flover Seeds.
If you hav4 a garden of your own
gather seeds from It for Christmas
gifts. Gather only those of perfect and
beautiful flowers. When a tlower, the
seeds of which you have decided to
save, beulus to fade. tin n mn. ..!..,
. 1 - ...tv iicunv
Hum uiij, uai n iu uuicu mo seeds.
Attach a slip of paper to It on which
Its color Is written.
When the seeds aro ripe put them
In small envelopes, neatly marked with
names, colors and a fow directions
about planting and cultivating. The
envelope usually Mld to hold ealllng
cards Is of a satisfactory size.
SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS MURDERED IN RIGA
Grewsome scene In the central prison of Itlga ufter tho murder of a number of ltusslun Intelligence- otticors by tho
bolshevik red guards.
SEVENTY-MILLION-DOLLAR CITY FOR SALE
A panoramic view of NItro, the West Virginia munitions town which Uncle
town, 17 miles from Charleston, Will nccomraodato a popu latlon of 20,000. It
REED LANDIS MAKES PLANES
Heed Landls, an American ace with
nine German planes to his credit, has '
become director of a llrm of aircraft ,
nianuiacturers following his discharge
from tho army with rank of major.
Uo Is a son of Judge Lnndis of Chi
cago, and Is only twenty-two years
Did.
Didn't Need It.
Sam had been a pretty sick steve
dore, but ho hud been cheerful and
was given extra attention at the hos
pital nenr Bordeaux. The nurse was
especially Insistent that Sam clean his
teeth regularly and brought him tooth
powder, brush nnd water before break
fust every morning. One day about
noon Sam asked for his tooth powder.
Tho nurse scolded and asked If he had
not cleaned his teeth In the morning,
"Yes'm," replied Sam, but I Jes'
wants my tooth powdor."
Tho nurse brought tho powder, wa
ter and brush.
"I don't want the brush, miss," Sam
expostulated, "I'se Jos' goln' to powder
em." Stars nnd Stripes.
Grand Finale.
Promoter (concluding his favorite
oration) I toll you, sir, thero's mil
lions In my scheme I The stockholders
will double their money In one year.
Why, If I only had twenty thousand
Conservative Capitalist (Interrupting)-
Names on your sucker list?
How Fooliehl
Snmo peoplo continue wrapped up
In themselves even during the hottest
weather.
WAR BRIDES AND
Several hundred wives and children of American hoys who fought with tho
British army arrived in New York from England to make their homes with
their husbands and fathers In this country. Most of the war brides aro British,
but franco and Belgium are also represented.
GERMAN PRISONERS
German, convalescent und wounded prisoners of w'nr embarking on n hos
pital ship at Dover, England, for Rotterdam.
"O. K."
These letters are believed to have
originated with John Jacob Astor, the
ilrst of tho Astors, who was every
where known as a very reliable busi
ness man and was often consulted by
other business men as to tho worth or
standing of somo business men or
house. If n particular Inquiry came to
him about somo trader and ho wanted
to Indicate that he -as all right, he
wrote across the note O. K. With him
tho Initials stood for "All Correct"
and In this sense they aro used today.
Hermit Foodless Nine Days.
At Armldale, New South Wales, a
man, known locally as a hermit, who
was found nt tho bottom of a gorge
2,000 feet deep, stated that ho had
been foodless for nlno days and had
been suffering from Influenza. He was
extricated with difficulty and Is now
recovering.
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Sam will sell to tho highest bidder. This
cost about $70,000,000.
THEIR CHILDREN
OF WAR RETURNING
Sardinia's Uncultivated Land.
Sardinia was formerly one of the
princlpnl granaries of Carthago and
afterward of Rome, but today the pop
ulation Is centered hi villngcs and n
largo part of the arable land remains
uncultivated. Throughout tho slopes
and valleys of tho mountain districts
agriculture Is most primitive iu Its
chnracter.
. Perfume Started In Coal Mine.
The fragrance of Jasmine, musk,
hyacinth, tho perfumes for scenting
most expensive soaps, originally be
gan In a coal mine. Creosote, pitch,
oils, carbolic acid, antiseptics, and
high explosives are all hidden away In
a lump of coal.
Concrete Anchors.
Inventors nro experimenting with
concrete nnchors for ships, somo of
which have steel flukes.
